Carl Crawford

A five-player trade that was first reported a week earlier was completed late Thursday night as the San Diego Padres finalized a deal to acquire Matt Kemp from the Los Angeles Dodgers, multiple media outlets reported. That trade enables the Phillies to complete their trade with the Dodgers that was agreed upon earlier this month. Philadelphia sends shortstop Jimmy Rollins to Los Angeles for Dodgers minor league pitcher Tom Windle and Padres minor league pitcher Zach Elfin. According to CSNPhilly.com, even if the Kemp deal fell through it wouldn't have affected the trade that sent Rollins to Los Angeles. Earlier Thursday, reports surfaced that the trade was not completed...

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